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es_input.cfg wont update; retroarch autoconfigs not created - error saving manually

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    mitu Global Moderator @icebear81
    last edited by 6 Jan 2020, 20:52

    @icebear81 Well, even if it works, you're still running on an unsupported system. Is there a reason you don't want to upgrade ?

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      icebear81
      last edited by 6 Jan 2020, 20:57

      Cause the last time I tried, I suffered some pain ... I will probably end up doing something from the ground up soon as, what Im think you are implying, the pain in not upgrading will continue to get worse ;)

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        mitu Global Moderator @icebear81
        last edited by 6 Jan 2020, 21:12

        @icebear81 Upgrading in place is not a recommended approach - you should backup your settings, ROMs and BIOS files and reinstall from the latest image (based on Raspbian Strech).

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          icebear81
          last edited by 6 Jan 2020, 22:06

          @mitu I know -- I need to bite the bullet and upgrade.

          BAD NEWS -- source update failed.

          Could not successfully build emulationstation - EmulationStation - Frontend used by RetroPie for launching emulators (/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/emulationstation/emulationstation not found).
          

          Found this: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/10467/solved-error-updating-es-from-source ... but didnt help me.

          I did however find the referenced config scripts (probably from the original build) here:

          /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary/emulationstation/configscripts
          

          and copying them over, ES gamepad config saves to es_input and makes retroarch autoconf files ..... GOOD NEWS

          Second piece of less BAD NEWS ... if I go into retroarch, change device index to the newly found gamepad, and SAVE AUTOCONFIG, I still get the "Error Saving AutoConf file" message. If you have any idea, that would be great, otherwise, this is probably as close to getting this back in order as I'll have till I can do the upgrade.

          Thanks

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            mitu Global Moderator @icebear81
            last edited by 6 Jan 2020, 22:20

            @icebear81 said in es_input.cfg wont update; retroarch autoconfigs not created - error saving manually:

            Found this: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/10467/solved-error-updating-es-from-source ... but didnt help me.

            I don't know if that's relevant - from the topic it looks like it's failing to compile from the lack of available memory. The full log should be available in $HOME/RetroPie-Setup/logs/, timestamped and zipped.

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              icebear81
              last edited by 6 Jan 2020, 22:50

              Yeah, wasnt sure if that was relevant, it was the only reference to the same error> looking through the log, I didnt really see anything ... BUT its more or less working .. great call in checking the scripts

              = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
              Installing 'emulationstation' : EmulationStation - Frontend used by RetroPie for launching emulators
              = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
              ‘/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/emulationstation/CREDITS.md’ -> ‘/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/CREDITS.md’
              ‘/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/emulationstation/emulationstation’ -> ‘/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/emulationstation’
              ‘/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/emulationstation/emulationstation.sh’ -> ‘/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/emulationstation.sh’
              ‘/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/emulationstation/GAMELISTS.md’ -> ‘/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/GAMELISTS.md’
              ‘/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/emulationstation/README.md’ -> ‘/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/README.md’
              /home/pi
              Could not successfully install EmulationStation - Frontend used by RetroPie for launching emulators (/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/emulationstation/resources not found).
              Log ended at: Mon 6 Jan 20:51:25 UTC 2020
              Total running time: 0 hours, 16 mins, 22 secs
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                mitu Global Moderator
                last edited by 7 Jan 2020, 17:24

                Try updating your RetroPie script and re-installing again, see if it works this time.

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                  BuZz administrators
                  last edited by BuZz 1 Jul 2020, 17:37 7 Jan 2020, 17:33

                  Just to note I only reluctantly accepted the change from @mitu (Because we already had a workaround for Jessie in this file, but we may remove things like this later) - you need to upgrade at least to Stretch - Jessie support was dropped ages ago and we can't guarantee stuff will work. Certainly you shouldn't try and update from RetroPie-Setup (after this time to get emulation station working).

                  You should also backup, so you can roll back your system if needed. I won't be accepting any more fixes for Jessie.

                  To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                    icebear81
                    last edited by 8 Jan 2020, 01:21

                    @BuZz Im not tracking, was there some fix that was submitted? I was just looking for some help unwinding an issue, I would have fought this thing to submission even after an upgrade, as I just want to know what is going on under the hood - but thats just my OCD.

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                      mitu Global Moderator @icebear81
                      last edited by 8 Jan 2020, 04:59

                      @icebear81 said in es_input.cfg wont update; retroarch autoconfigs not created - error saving manually:

                      Im not tracking, was there some fix that was submitted?

                      Yes, the scriptmodule has an error when installing on Raspbian Jessie, to which I submitted a correction. But, as @BuZz said - Jessie is not supported and tested anymore, so you should look into migrating your system to a newer release.

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                        icebear81
                        last edited by 8 Jan 2020, 14:27

                        @mitu Thank you guys! this community is the balls! Really appreciate it - and I try to toss in my nuggets on knowledge learned form pain and learning where I can! -- Appreciate it!

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